Over determined system of equation with some composite relationships

jwhou — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:17:36 GMT

Here's a math problem that I'm convinced I can use for specific types of lotteries if I can just figure out how to do it.

I have 34 variables and 48 equations. What I need to do is be able to sort the 34 variables, the exact values need not be known and the system of equations may not be deterministic. Most of the equations are of the form:

P(a) * P(b) * P(c) = P(1)

16 of them have three terms as above, others have 4 terms and 5 terms. the resultant P(1) is a published and known value.... [ More ]